olfactories

  • 11olfactory — /ɒlˈfæktəri/ (say ol faktuhree) adjective 1. of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs. –noun (plural olfactories) 2. (usually plural) an olfactory organ. {Latin olfactōrius (adjective) …

  • 12olfactory — [äl fak′tə rē, ōlfak′tə rē] adj. [< L olfactus, pp. of olfacere, to smell < olere, to have a smell (akin to odor, ODOR) + facere, to make: see DO1] of the sense of smell: also olfactive n. pl. olfactories [usually pl.] an organ of smell …

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  • 13ol|fac|to|ry — «ol FAK tuhr ee, tree», adjective, noun, plural ries. –adj. of smell; having to do with smelling. The nose is an olfactory organ. »Olfactory stimuli are important in regulating the social behavior of many fishes and mammals (George W. Barlow) …

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